Fastenal Co. (Nasdaq: FAST), Winona, MN, reported sales for February of $321.3 million, a 7.7 percent increase year-over-year. Daily sales increased 2.6 percent to an average of $15.3 million.
During the month, sales to manufacturing customers improved 1.5 percent, while sales to nonresidential construction customers were flat.
Store count was 2,633, compared to 2,637 a year ago. Employee headcount increased 9.2 percent year-over-year to 20,690.